Trypsin is an enzyme found in our bodies that helps break down proteins into smaller parts so our bodies can use them for energy and other important processes.
The ingestion of large amounts of clostridia - rich meat accompanied by plentiful doses of trypsin inhibitor provides the perfect concoction to induce fulminating outbreaks of pigbel. (discovermagazine.com)
The situation is made even more egregious by the common presence in local children of the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasite that secretes its own brand of trypsin inhibitor, adding to what is already in the poisoned food. (discovermagazine.com)
In test animals, diets high in trypsin inhibitors cause enlargement and pathological conditions of the pancreas, including cancer. (westonaprice.org)